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115 8 . 2 0 A D D I T I O N A L T H R E E - M O N T H E L I G I B I L I T Y SNAP regulations provide that in limited circumstances, ABAWDs can gain an additional 3 months of eligibility. This provision applies only to ABAWDs who regained eligibility by meeting the ABAWD work requirement (8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement) and who are no longer fulfilling the work requirement. If the ABAWD was working, the three consecutive months must start when the Agency is notified that the ABAWD is no longer in compliance with ABAWD work requirement. If the ABAWD was participating in a work program or workfare program, the three consecutive months must start when the Agency determines that the ABAWD is no longer in compliance with ABAWD work requirement.

The additional three months will be tracked at the first full month of benefits after the application month for applicant households, or effective the month following the month the request is made to add an individual to the SNAP budget for participating households. ABAWDs may only take advantage of this additional three-month eligibility provision once in a 3-year period. NOTE: The additional three countable months must be used consecutively.

8 . 2 1 G O O D C A U S E F O R N O T M E E T I N G A B A W D W O R K R E Q U I R E M E N T An ABAWD may claim “good cause” for not meeting the work requirement. The Agency will then determine good cause for not meeting the work requirement. If an ABAWD would have fulfilled the work requirement as defined in Section 8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement but missed some hours for good cause, the ABAWD will be considered to have fulfilled the work requirement if the absence from work, the work program, or the workfare program is temporary. Good cause will include circumstances beyond the ABAWD’s control such as, (but not limited to) illness, illness of another household member requiring the presence of the member, a household emergency, or the unavailability of transportation.

8 . 2 2 A B A W D D I S C R E T I O N A R Y E X E M P T I O N S The discretionary exemptions are allotted each year based on 8% of the Agency’s caseload that is ineligible for SNAP benefits because of the ABAWD Time Limit.

These exemptions allow the Agency to extend SNAP eligibility to ABAWDs who would otherwise be ineligible because of the 3 in 36-month time limit. Each discretionary exemption extends eligibility to one ABAWD for one month.